Like many of his lighter-weight brethren, Karakhanyan has taken
offense to McGregor’s brash ways and doesn’t think the 25-year-old
Dublin native’s hype matches his resume.

“As far as that Irish kid, he sucks. He hasn’t fought anybody ...
and he’s calling out all these guys,” Karakhanyan said during an
appearance on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “I feel
like he’s disrespecting a lot of fighters. Honestly, if I see him
on the street, I’ll bitchslap him. That’s the reality. Hopefully if
I get the opportunity to fight him, I’ll bitchslap him in the fight
too.”

Karakhanyan, who has 27 professional bouts to his credit, believes
that McGregor has bypassed much of the process many fighters have
to go through to reach the pinnacle of the sport. A former Cage
Warriors Fighting Championship 145-pound titlist, McGregor is set
to headline the UFC’s return to Ireland against Diego
Brandao even though he has just two Octagon appearances under
his belt.

Before being paired with Brandao, a replacement for the injured
Cole
Miller, McGregor attempted to pick fights with a number of the
sport’s most prominent names.

“I call it the jackpot. I think some MMA fighters hit that jackpot,
and they make it to the top so fast and make all their money. Some
of us, we’ve got to go through hard fights, fight all the tough
fighters and we still don’t get credit,” Karakhanyan said. “Calling
out my good friend Cub Swanson
-- what’d he call him, Grandpa? -- he doesn’t know who he’s messing
with. If someone’s a top 10 guy in the UFC, he would just literally
run through [McGregor].

“I know he’s trying to promote himself and get his name out there,
but when that door locks he’s going to be in big trouble.”

Of course, Karakhanyan has his own business to handle at WSOF
10 on June 21, when he makes his first title defense against
Rick
Glenn at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Although
he is unbeaten in his last 12 outings -- including two straight in
WSOF -- the Roufusport-trained Glenn is far from a household name.
According to Karkhanyan, that just makes him more of a threat.

“It’s dangerous fighting somebody not [well-known]. You can’t look
through guys like that because they’re trying to build off your
name,” he said. “I was in his shoes before so I know what it feels
like going into the fight. I don’t underestimate him -- I know he
trains with Anthony
Pettis and all those guys. I just hope he comes as prepared as
I’m going to come to the fight.”